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Cheap Smokes (2000)
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Original name: Φτηνά Τσιγάρα
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
As the lights flicker on a warm August night, amidst vacant Athens' stillness, a modern bohemian flirts with a woman he just met at a phone booth, while strolling around the city's quiet night streets.
Style:
romantic, atmospheric, art house, road movie, emotional, melancholic, existential, moody, nostalgic
Plot:
night, self discovery, chance meeting, poet, flirting, urban, transformation, slice of life, bohemian, character study, intimate, bittersweet, young adult, fashion, wanderlust, obsession, dream, greek, pigeon, woman, cafe, poetry, goldfish, voice over narration, stylish ...
Place:
athens greece, greece, athens
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, realistic and romantic drama films with plots about bittersweet, slice of life, intimate, urban, self discovery, personal growth and young adult mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Cheap Smokes: Jamaica (2017), I'm Yours (2011), Just Broke Up (2008), Saba Nayagan (2023), Deadline (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A taxi driver is trying to make ends meet with his debts. His brother, a famous TV presenter, lives every day like it's his last one. Tied in their childhood, but alienated in their adult everyday life, they will meet again under unpleasant ...
Style:
emotional, life affirming, sentimental, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
brothers, bittersweet, siblings, family drama, estrangement, moving, reconciliation, character study, slice of life, intimate, memories, nostalgia ...
Place:
jamaica
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A road movie romance that conjures a heady concoction of free love and end of the world conspiracy.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, road movie, romantic ...
Plot:
unlikely couple, self discovery, bittersweet, on the road, love and romance, road trip, intimate, personal growth, family issues, identity crisis, small town, escape ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, sentimental, situational comedy, romantic drama ...
Plot:
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Place:
athens greece
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77%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
This coming-of-age drama follows Saba, the happy-go-lucky protagonist, through the years leading up to his adulthood and highlighting events of friendship and romance along the way.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
grownups, coming of age, youth, relationships, adolescence, personal growth, friendship, heartbreak, self discovery, male protagonist, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trent Butler, a listless 20 something, accidentally kills himself after a breakup. He negotiates with Death to get a 2 week extension to accomplish something with his life.
Style:
emotional, reflective, existential, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot:
deadline, second chance, afterlife, mortality, identity crisis, self discovery, personal growth, bittersweet, redemption, supernatural, regret, coming of age ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Ireland, Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two "nearing-thirty" street performers, find the ups and downs of life and love amid the pubs and music scene of modern day Dublin.
Style:
independent film, comedy drama, emotional, realistic
Plot:
friendship, female friendship, performance art, cabaret, slice of life, relationships, character study, roommate, ambition, personal growth, urban, intimate ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Celal, who dreams of achieving happiness as a ladies' man and charmer, soon gets into difficulties and suffers misfortune. Back when Celal was in a relationship, he was jealous of the life of a bachelor.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, light, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
womanizer, happiness, couples, love, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, bachelor, relationships, male female relationship, heartbreak, jealousy ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic comedy, realistic, independent film, humorous, light hearted ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Romina begins to fall in love with Valentin, a tourist on holiday in Costinești with plans to become a musician. Romina helps Valentin to become an artist and, without realizing, he is starting to look a lot like someone from Romina's past.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, realistic, art house
Plot:
love interest, summer, musician, coming of age, coastal town, struggling artist, nostalgia, longing, first love, identity, tourist, self discovery ...
Place:
romania
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In London, Dev, an overweight, genius chef who suffers with muscle spasms, meets Tara and love blossoms, but things take an interesting turn when he crosses paths with Maya.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic drama ...
Plot:
love triangle, chef, love, love affair, love and romance, love interest, couple relations, lifestyle change, satire, couples, changing lives, relationships ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Valeria is a woman who never looks back, passing from one man to another. But one day everything changes: an ex who made her feel bad in the past reappears in her life.
Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
female protagonist, regret, second chance, self discovery, mature, betrayal, love triangle, female empowerment, jealousy, bittersweet, slow burn, seduction ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Lolly’s aunt gives her three magical lemon drops, she gets to experience what her life would have been like if she had made different choices and lived those unfulfilled dreams.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, feel good, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, magic realism, second chance, wish fulfillment, magical object, identity, regret, young adult, soul searching, family drama ...
Similarity:
61%
574
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a failed marriage, Masha retreats to the sanctuary of her humble profession as a translator of serious literature. Financial difficulties force her to accept an offer to interpret during a seminar held by an English puppeteer.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, art house, independent film, romantic drama
Plot:
translator, puppeteer, female protagonist, self discovery, intimate, character study, divorce, communication, slice of life, second chance, trust, isolation ...
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Li Qin leaves her temperamental husband and unknowingly provides a trail for a detective who has been, for months, secretly devoted to her. In the wake of their one-way chase, a Chinese businessman wanders around town; two magicians attempt to ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
love and romance, life turned upside down, couples, crumbling marriage, human nature, unfulfillment, rain, loneliness, intimate, urban, bittersweet, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, taipei, new york, paris france
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ottone is a shopkeeper in a pet-shop. During a trip to the Maldives, he tells a psychoanalyst his history with women. Mara had left him for a butcher; Barbara, his best friend, betrays her man and leaves him; Luna, beautiful and rich, wants him just ...
Style:
romantic comedy, emotional, humorous
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, loneliness, introspection, unrequited love, self discovery, regret, bittersweet, character study, love triangle, jealousy, flashback ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, funny ...
Plot:
relationships, workplace, male female relationship, love and romance, couples, employer employee relationship, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, coworker, couple relations, satire, humour ...
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, reflective, emotional, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
passion, best friends in love, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, intimate, friendship, bittersweet, choice, urban, walking ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
James, a jobless husband, grapples with strained marriage as wife Sarah's career thrives. Left behind, he embarks on self-discovery journey, seeking purpose and worth amidst unfulfilled dreams and marital turmoil.
Style:
realistic, emotional, independent film, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, marital strife, personal growth, slice of life, intimate, midlife crisis, unemployment, identity crisis, bittersweet, male protagonist, resentment, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A consumer affair rep who works from her apartment decides to play hooky one day, and spends her time calling random people, looking for new connections
Style:
humorous, captivating, funny, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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489
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Just before turning thirty, Danny and Stella often feel lost and disorientated. This is the chronicle of their relationship that reveals the portrait of their generation with sarcastic humour and sincerity.
Style:
light, romantic, entertaining, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
young adult, relationships, love story, couple relations, romantic relationship, love affair, friends, male female relationship, love and romance, generation, best friend, friends in love ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Damien Nadeau-Daneau, a young filmaker, is unable to finish a movie he started with french actor Denis Lavant. Indebted, he’s working at a post-production company, far from his artistic ideals. On the eve of his 33rd birthday, he is self-centered, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, filmmaker, satire, film producer, slice of life, realism, self discovery, identity, everyday life, intimate, midlife crisis, alienation ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic, soap opera
Plot:
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Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
young love, coming of age, college romance, male female relationship, love interest, couples, love affair, adolescence vs adulthood, satire, lifestyle, love story, relationships ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
MatchBox is a Malayalam movie starring Roshan Mathew and Vishak Nair in prominent roles. The movie is set in the suburbs of Kozhikode.
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
longing, unrequited love, bittersweet, everyday life, first love, coming of age, college life, realism, slice of life, young adult, small town, intimate ...
Time:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A series of hilarious, romantic, fateful encounters holds a mirror up to life in a distinctly twisted, modern world.
Style:
witty, romantic comedy, melancholic, dark comedy, existential
Plot:
intimacy, intimate, socially awkward, slice of life, misunderstanding, bittersweet, modern life, urban, satire, moral ambiguity, second chance, therapy ...
Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
relationships, bonding, love affair, love story, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, romantic relationship, male female relationship, relationship problems, couple relations, love and romance ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
True love is not about perfection, it is hidden in flaws. The movie 'Mutluluk Zamani' (Time of Happiness) tells the story of Mert (Baris Arduc) who creates his 'perfect' life without facing his past and Ada (Elcin Sangu) who ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, sweet, light, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
relationships, businessman, love story, unlikely couple, new life, self discovery, chemistry, personal growth, identity, healing, second chance, hopes ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
How much do we really know about ourselves when we make a decision? What if there are multiple versions of our I within us, each with something to say?
Style:
psychological, mind bending, existential, experimental, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
identity, self discovery, consciousness, self awareness, split personality, identity crisis, existential crisis, moral ambiguity, intimate, relationships, metaphysics, memory ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Beijing is the place where dreams come true or at least that’s what a group of young and ambitious people from different parts are hoping for. Romance could be in their future but also heartbreak as well, leading them to question just where they ...
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, psychological, romantic, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, breakup, urban, city life, ex lover, love affair, couples, couple relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationship problems, ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend ...
Place:
beijing china, china
Similarity:
45%
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